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US consumer spending posts sixth-successive monthly fall

US consumers reduced spending for an unprecedented sixth-consecutive month in December, exacerbating an already painful recession.

The Commerce Department said that personal consumption spending declined 1% in December, as compared to 0.8% decline in November. Incomes dropped for a third-successive month in December by 0.2%, as opposed to a 0.4% decline in November.